W Hot Drama Week (WordPress, WP Engine, and Web Components – Oh My!)
We're getting some feelings out about WordPress and Matt Mullenweg vs WP Engine drama, as well as the Web Components conversation that happened this past week.
Jeff Robbins and Visibox as an Instrument for Video
Jeff Robbins stops by to talk about his software, Visibox, that was used at Frostapalooza for presenting video at the concert, what it's like building an app with Electron, how it's distributed, how files are used and managed, and how he supports hardware devices inside Electron.
Fabian Kägy on WordPress, Blocks, and Enterprise Dev
Fabian Kägy helps us understand the modern WordPress development process, Gutenberg vs Block editor vs full site editing, building with blocks or pages, what's coming in the Twenty Twenty-Five Theme, and whether the theme authoring process has been made too difficult in 2024?
Thomas Steiner on AI in Chrome and the Web
Thomas Steiner from Project Fugu talks with us about AI in Chrome, the small large language model in use, how features like this are rolled out, the ethics and concerns around sending and sharing data, on device vs web APIs, and ideas for use cases and ways to explore AI on the web.
Adam Coster on Game Development and Crashlands 2
Adam Coster talks with us about working with his family in game development, how they get started making games, what all is involved with publishing games, deciding to go Steam and Netflix only for Crashlands 2, how web tech is involved in game development, and the fun of testing and doing Q&A for games.